AfroBasket

AfroBasket

Current season, competition or edition: AfroBasket 2025 qualification
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
First season	1962
No. of teams	16
Country	FIBA Africa member nations
Continent	FIBA Africa (Africa)
Most recent champion(s)	Tunisia (3rd title)
Most titles	Angola (11 titles)
Related competitions	AfroBasket Women
Official website	FIBA Africa

The AfroBasket (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship, FIBA African Championship, or FIBA AfroBasket) is the men's basketball continental championship contested by the senior national teams of Africa, played once every four years.

Through the 2015 edition, the tournament took place every two years and also served as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games. However, since 2017, the AfroBasket along with all other men's FIBA continental championships are no longer a part of the qualifying process for the World Cup or the Olympics.

Sixteen African teams qualify for the finals tournament. Before the 2021 edition, the qualification format for teams was via the different FIBA Africa subzones from Zone 1 to Zone 7. Each subzone conducted a qualification tournament a year before the championship to determine the qualifying teams. Six subzones received two berths each, while Zone 1 only received one. The host and the champion from the preceding AfroBasket also got a berth each, while two or three teams were selected as wild cards. However, beginning with the 2021 tournament, FIBA changed the qualification format where wild cards are no longer given and the preceding champion is no longer guaranteed an automatic berth. All teams now have to enter the qualification process. While teams who fail to qualify for the prior AfroBasket will go through pre-qualifiers for the opportunity to reach the next AfroBasket competition.

Year	Hosts		Final				Third place match
			Champions	Score	Runners–up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1962 Details	Cairo		United Arab Rep.[1]	66–42	Sudan		Morocco	44–41	Guinea
1964 Details	Casablanca		United Arab Rep.[2]	69–57	Morocco		Palestine	53–51	Tunisia
1965 Details	Tunis		Morocco	70–57	Tunisia		Algeria	57–46	Senegal
1968 Details	Casablanca		Senegal	67–60	Morocco		Central African Rep.	76–60	Mali
1970 Details	Alexandria		United Arab Rep.[3]	70–63	Senegal		Tunisia	76–56	Central African Rep.
1972 Details	Dakar		Senegal	61–54	Egypt		Mali	107–74	Central African Rep.
1974 Details	Bangui		Central African Rep.	72–67	Senegal		Tunisia	82–72	Cameroon
1975 Details	Alexandria		Egypt	70–61	Senegal		Sudan	81–78	Zaire
1978 Details	Dakar		Senegal	103–72	Ivory Coast		Egypt	2–0	Sudan
1980 Details	Rabat		Senegal	96–90	Ivory Coast		Morocco	97–83	Algeria
1981 Details	Mogadishu		Ivory Coast	81–65	Egypt		Somalia	2–0	Algeria
1983 Details	Alexandria		Egypt	94–68	Angola		Senegal	78–71	Ivory Coast
1985 Details	Abidjan		Ivory Coast	84–73	Angola		Egypt	74–73	Senegal
1987 Details	Tunis		Central African Rep.	94–87	Egypt		Angola	73–71	Mali
1989 Details	Luanda		Angola	89–62	Egypt		Senegal	65–53	Mali
1992 Details	Cairo		Angola	71–66	Senegal		Egypt	97–81	Mali
1993 Details	Nairobi		Angola	69–61	Egypt		Senegal	90–76	Kenya
1995 Details	Algiers		Angola	68–55	Senegal		Nigeria	58–51	Algeria
1997 Details	Dakar		Senegal	69–48	Nigeria		Angola	79–55	Egypt
1999 Details	Luanda & Cabinda		Angola	79–72	Nigeria		Egypt	75–63	Mali
2001 Details	Casablanca		Angola	78–68	Algeria		Egypt	77–71	Tunisia
2003 Details	Alexandria		Angola	85–65	Nigeria		Egypt	81–79	Senegal
2005 Details	Algiers & Staouéli		Angola	70–61	Senegal		Nigeria	88–76	Algeria
2007 Details	Angola		Angola	86–72	Cameroon		Cape Verde	53–51	Egypt
2009 Details	Tripoli & Benghazi		Angola	82–72	Ivory Coast		Tunisia	83–68	Cameroon
2011 Details	Antananarivo		Tunisia	67–56	Angola		Nigeria	77–67	Ivory Coast
2013 Details	Abidjan		Angola	57–40	Egypt		Senegal	57–56	Ivory Coast
2015 Details	Tunis		Nigeria	74–65	Angola		Tunisia	82–73	Senegal
2017 Details	Dakar & Tunis		Tunisia	77–65	Nigeria		Senegal	73–62	Morocco
2021 Details	Kigali		Tunisia	78–75	Ivory Coast		Senegal	86–73	Cape Verde
2025 Details	Angola

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Angola	11	4	2	17
2	Egypt	5	6	6	17
	Senegal	5	6	6	17
4	Tunisia	3	1	4	8
5	Ivory Coast	2	4	0	6
6	Central African Rep.	2	0	1	3
7	Nigeria	1	4	3	8
8	Morocco	1	2	2	5
9	Algeria	0	1	1	2
	Sudan	0	1	1	2
11	Cameroon	0	1	0	1
12	Cape Verde	0	0	1	1
	Mali	0	0	1	1
	Palestine	0	0	1	1
	Somalia	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		30	30	30	90

Most recent award winners (2021)

The awards were announced on 5 September 2021.^[4]

Year	Winner
2021	Makram Ben Romdhane

Year	Player	Position	Team
2021	Omar Abada	Point guard	Tunisia
	Gorgui Dieng	Shooting guard	Senegal
	Makrem Ben Romdhane	Power forward	Tunisia
	Matt Costello	Power forward/center	Ivory Coast
	Edy Tavares	Center	Cape Verde

Nation	1962	1964	1965	1968	1970	1972	1974	1975	1978	1980	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1992	1993	1995	1997	1999
Algeria	–	–	3rd	7th	–	–	–	–	–	4th	4th	6th	–	9th	6th	9th	5th	4th	–	6th
Angola	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	8th	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st
Benin	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Burkina Faso	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cameroon	–	–	–	–	–	8th	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–
Cape Verde	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	9th
CA Republic	–	–	–	3rd	4th	4th	1st	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	1st	7th	6th	–	–	5th	–
Chad	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Congo	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	6th	–	5th	7th	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DR Congo	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	4th	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–
Egypt	1st	1st	–	–	1st	2nd	–	1st	3rd	–	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	–	4th	3rd
Ethiopia	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gabon	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–
Gambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Guinea	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	10th	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivory Coast	–	–	–	5th	–	10th	–	–	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	1st	7th	5th	11th	6th	7th	8th	8th
Kenya	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	11th	–	4th	–	–	–
Liberia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Libya	–	–	5th	–	5th	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Madagascar	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mali	–	6th	–	4th	–	3rd	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	4th	4th	7th	5th	6th	4th
Mauritania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	8th	9th	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Morocco	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	–	7th	–	–	5th	3rd	–	–	–	–	9th	10th	–	6th	–	11th
Mozambique	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	5th	9th	–	–	–	–	8th	–	10th
Niger	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nigeria	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	6th	11th	–	–	7th	8th	–	5th	–	3rd	2nd	2nd
Palestine	–	3rd	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rwanda	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Senegal	–	5th	4th	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	5th	3rd	4th	6th	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	7th
Somalia	–	–	–	–	7th	–	10th	–	–	9th	3rd	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	12th
South Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sudan	2nd	–	–	6th	–	6th	–	3rd	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tanzania	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Togo	–	–	–	–	–	11th	5th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tunisia	–	4th	2nd	–	3rd	5th	3rd	5th	–	–	6th	–	8th	5th	8th	7th	8th	–	–	5th
Uganda	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–
Zimbabwe	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Teams	5	6	5	9	7	12	10	6	10	11	11	10	12	9	11	11	9	9	9	12

Nation	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2021	2025	Total
Algeria	2nd	7th	4th	–	–	–	12th	6th	–	–		16
Angola	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	7th	5th	Q	22
Benin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Burkina Faso	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–		1
Cameroon	–	–	–	2nd	4th	7th	5th	9th	5th	16th		10
Cape Verde	–	–	–	3rd	13th	–	6th	10th	–	4th		7
CA Republic	9th	5th	5th	7th	6th	6th	13th	14th	11th	14th		20
Chad	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	–	–	–		1
Congo	–	–	–	–	16th	–	14th	–	–	–		7
DR Congo	–	–	–	15th	–	–	–	–	6th	13th		7
Egypt	3rd	3rd	–	4th	10th	11th	2nd	5th	8th	11th		24
Ethiopia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Gabon	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–		3
Gambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Guinea	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	8th		6
Ivory Coast	8th	11th	10th	8th	2nd	4th	4th	12th	14th	2nd		24
Kenya	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th		4
Liberia	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Libya	–	–	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–		4
Madagascar	–	12th	–	–	–	13th	–	–	–	–		3
Mali	11th	–	7th	11th	8th	9th	15th	7th	9th	15th		20
Mauritania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4
Morocco	6th	8th	6th	10th	12th	8th	8th	13th	4th	–		20
Mozambique	10th	10th	11th	14th	14th	10th	11th	11th	12th	–		14
Niger	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Nigeria	5th	2nd	3rd	5th	5th	3rd	7th	1st	2nd	12th		19
Palestine	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Rwanda	–	–	–	12th	9th	12th	10th	–	10th	10th		6
Senegal	7th	4th	2nd	9th	7th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd		29
Somalia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5
South Africa	12th	9th	12th	13th	15th	14th	–	–	15th	–		9
South Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th		1
Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5
Tanzania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Togo	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–		4
Tunisia	4th	6th	8th	6th	3rd	1st	9th	3rd	1st	1st		23
Uganda	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	13th	6th		3
Zambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Zimbabwe	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–		2
Teams	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

A total of 39 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA AfroBasket in the history of the tournament through the 2025 competition. Each successive AfroBasket has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Countries competing in their first AfroBasket are listed below by year.

Year	Debutants	Number
1962	Egypt,  Ethiopia,  Guinea,  Morocco,  Sudan	5
1964	Mali,  Palestine,[5]  Senegal,  Tunisia	9
1965	Algeria,  Libya	11
1968	Central African Republic,  Congo,  Ivory Coast,  Niger,  Togo	16
1970	Somalia	17
1972	Cameroon,  Madagascar,  Nigeria	20
1974	Benin,  DR Congo,  Tanzania	23
1975	None	23
1978	Gambia,  Mauritania	25
1980	Angola	26
1981	Mozambique,  Zimbabwe	28
1983	Liberia	29
1985	Kenya	30
1987	None	30
1989	Zambia	31
1992	None	31
1993	Gabon	32
1995	None	32
1997	Cape Verde,  South Africa	34
1999	None	34
2001	None	34
2003	None	34
2005	None	34
2007	Rwanda	35
2009	None	35
2011	Chad	36
2013	Burkina Faso	37
2015	Uganda	38
2017	None	38
2021	South Sudan	39
2025	None	39
Total		39

Hosts	Editions hosted
Egypt	6 (1962, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1992, 2003)
Angola	4 (1989, 1999, 2007, 2025)
Tunisia	4 (1965, 1987, 2015, 2017*)
Senegal	4 (1972, 1978, 1997, 2017*)
Morocco	4 (1964, 1968, 1980, 2001)
Ivory Coast	2 (1985, 2013)
Algeria	2 (1995, 2005)
Rwanda	1 (2021)
Madagascar	1 (2011)
Libya	1 (2009)
Kenya	1 (1993)
Somalia	1 (1981)
Central African Republic	1 (1974)

• * Co-host
• italic: futur host

• AfroCan
• FIBA Basketball World Cup
• Basketball at the Olympic Games
• Basketball at the African Games
• FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
• FIBA U18 AfroBasket
• FIBA U16 AfroBasket

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